WOMEN'S INTERESTS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1933, Page 3

WOMEN'S INTERESTS

THE MODERN IDEAL HOME WOMAN’S VIEWPOINT TO-DAY Although : the depression has been, and still is hard to bear, the world has not stood still while the dark clouds have obscured our horizon. There have been many -valuable lessons learned by' women in particular an d not tire; least :• of. these has -been to take their own stand more’than in the past,: -ptthaps feven ±d 1 ' talife. The?: lead in some essential things.

A ' great) change' has - taken place in. the mental ’outlook of the younger members of the sex in that they are seeing more clearly the fallacies of certain conventional habits of life. For one' -thing, 'they 'are -no ‘ longei going to be content with the conventional •sufjSttrbah street with its double row of hoifies of more or less similar pattern', chefek.by jowl, all looking ah each other like so many Wooden gods. Who planned these 1 close-up, draughtboard layouts? Certainly not women for women. * •

The modern young matron of education.. and.reffneineht ts demanding more space, higher and healthier situation, pleasing vipvs, ancL.thc charm of trees and shrubs ancCpf'/tlie graceful tree ferns .'. and didlms'jpwl,foliage of her native can'not find these '.things'''in suburban streets. Very well, she-is-going, further afield and away from footpaths, along country roads and lanes, seeking the puier air and the sonslrna of wider , spaces. She has learned, that she must seek an elevation above the close atmosphere of the suburban street for the sake of her children, :and that ’restful surroundings are.'infinitely preferable to the dazzle and glare of .©lonely-packed, habitations. The ’ conventional idea of a dwelling, too, has. gone, by.,the,' board... No. longer is the suburbaiv..villa, with pergolas tip idea. .The, hope, of herdreams and pf her y.epy, pr ftbtjpal aims is neither- large, costly .nor.-piahorate $ but it .he .set amidst the chapp of nature, moppe . witjiv.iis,, surroundings j, '. it will afford her near,, end distant- views that, delight the eye, .The ideal, setting will, be .of 0111; wonderful native. bush, wij*h a yisjta .'here-..did there of: stately ferns j opening .put .to,,® wider liorizoiiy, .-Xhe; Californian style pf. layout, trees, and ; *,palms sloping; ..down to the golden glory! of orange ancLtleiuon trees., i.s the ideal ( cu’dvir'fid. apdfitfitWPliPd- tiSW •> j .•I : jknow;.-v,?,ro h- :y| 'invthese: days, .when so,many .of our . ■ sexi drive ihot.or-carSi-jtlie pecessiby for; have the-.h.ome/., cooped pip.in,a .close:; .prep... disappears-. WPiaah vfinding that | -gping- puti-.-,beyond :th'e-; congested ■aiifias;.-W'e'>can':get acres . instead of -sop. . tions, ; the ■saving,.in.vrates pay.: the ' up T ; 'keep of -a car or the,.-extra tram faresj and a hundred and/One other ways;

' GERMAN- WblyiAtiHpOD 1 t:Nf)ER HiTLER’S' rSg'Me Long corn-coloured pigtails are to be the fashion in hairdr^'si'hg !; of Germanybs “National Awakening-.”. '"-German. shops,, adapting-theffiseivesbtb circumstances, -'ar-e making .big displays 'of a special type of hair-slide : d4sigii'e>d "to cope with; -the- „.v,new lf Gretclien” coiffure. One Berlin ’department '/store has ,; engaged a real;. “Germania” who, complete with enormous flaxen pigtails, shining, .rougeless cheeks', and a; double dose of “national spirit,” is to act as demonstrator for this, article. The.fact is that Germany’s womenhood is about.to be.tUken.rseriopsly in hand by -Hitler - and -his lieutenants. Lqng before the Nazis’ accession to power, Dr. Goebbels, now Minister for National Enlightenment, had promised oil oratorical occasions “a strong German .husband for re very ! German woman.’’ German .womanhood is- to !occupy itself exclusively .with .household duties, “Kinder, Kuche, Kirche’ ’ (children,. kitchen, and. church). i “Tlie German;woman has nothing fur-, ther to -seek in business' or industry;”. This being the case, the economic in- ; dependence, the equal footing with the opposite sex-,' the free habits and cos-' metics acquired during the 15-years'of government by the Social Democrats are / eyed, withy suspicion ;and hostility. . Detachable -eyelashes and similar ser-vices-of art to beauty, are .in disgrace, 'though brunettes are flocking to beauty, parlours for transfiguration into ash and.:platinum blondes of irreproachable Aryan orgin. Sun-bathing is on -tlie wane, and. the 'advertisements of suntanning oils and creams are fast dis-appearing-from-the papers. ■ ;

The latest - move in- the Nazi campaign for the conversion' of Miss Germany of 1933 into,the “Hausfrau” of the pre-war Potsdam type is. tire order of -Commissioner Dreher, making it compulsory-ferr notices -to :be fixed in all -restaurants and public meetingplaces forbidding women '-to . smoke: Attention-- to the ban is-encouraged- by patrols 'of -Nazi Storm /Troopers, -who ■arc constantly on- the alert for “unGerman” conduct. - r

“The 'German Woman ■ does not smoke.” However, under -ptbssii'fe of the powerful cigarette' mahMfifctui'di', who will soon ho feeling the'’fliaugßt, ■the;-Nazi lenders 'nia Who'belied iipori .' to revise their' opinion' in-this particular case,- as before; as to what ootiVtitutos “un-German’’ conduct. - ■ • ■ «

• Mints from . . • . ... "• l Home and Abroad.

DARK BLOUSES AND JUMPERS

DIFFERENT SLEEVES AND YOKES

'Contrast - plays an important patt Sn nearly every fashion design this season. It may be contrast o’f material or colours or surf aces, but' the contrast usually accentuates the main fea-ture-of the design,,. -.

' Light t ilored suits worn with dark blouses or jumper*? take on a fresh lease of .life; they • look so different, and this is a fashion that calls for ingenuity of c olou r blendnig, rather than expense. . , A .grey or beige suit worn with a dark h’row'n, dark, red, . navy blue or black blouis© is the last word in 1933 chic. Bot c'.re - must be taekn not to introduce another .colour, so that hat, bag .and .gloves must match . either the suit or the blouse. ;

The-.same idea -.persists, on .’two-piece ensembles —a .dark' dress under a tbree-.quat-ter light coat, or vice, versa—’is much -newer thau an all-matching scheme. ; •

X Checks and plaids are used with pla’n material’s f°? suits - Sometimes the jacket', .is checked, and sometimes it is the skirt Which has the fancy material -add thA jacket plain.; Drown and cream check cail, be worn over a brown, red. beige; ' g«®n or yellow skirt. In the same, way,>, black . and white and navy and white suggest- endless colour combinations. i Attention is often drawn to the fas*.' ionable yoke by making it in a distinctly :: different material, or. colour, while the' all-important .sleeves made in a..:,smart .contrast .will bring new vlife to an old frock.

A charming way , of. renovating a > sleevelees black ..eyfeilirig, dress is to add, larg© lace puffs ' in. cream-coloured lace —the sleeves extending on ~To y bodice, almost, in the shape of a bplero. Cream lace on black is , ,one of .the .geoson*B euceossb?.. but it .has to he used in .some distinctive'^ fashjon ' like ■tfiis. ■ -•• • v.-. v' •:

A smart .tailored effect .that.. expresses , qomrast of colour, and desigiv ip.. ope model is the jacket, suit, of pliockdl coat, light s kirt and. .dark blouse-, su'eb .as.;. a i -hrown .add ;.beigh .bhecked .P'd 3 *. fekirt and brown crepe.blouse tied under the chid with a 'large pusjv oat”, 'bow. •••• ■ r ;>■ •• ■ .■: V r > «. Negircted hands iuid-.pailfi will soon respond to a little beauty, treatment. And the busiest woman can surely, sji&f'e - th#- ieSri • A solution mede with equal parts of ■ ' rose ; water and lemon rubbed into the';hands at bedtime and after tliey*tiave heeii washed hvill sCfftcir ah.d j whiten them. ’ Broken nails should be filed round | carefully and the tips of the soaked in olive oil to heal torn cuticles. • Then the tops.of .nails won't,get, that black, dingy Iqbkaf you. dig: them into a bar of sqap before tackling any turhtTig. out or 'gardening. . And those haif-mofins will soon return if you remember io PtJ?h ,;bh e cuticles back with the, towel ’aftei washing. . ,' . - ■ - \ BRETON COSTUMES Where; other countries 'further afield have discarded their national dress and habits the 'Bretons still adhere td" their traditions as a matter bf course. Indeed, each district provides;, a. picturesque variation of the' distinctive dress. In the w-'ole country the visitor pay note over . 100 varieties of -hhad-dress a®d more than 50 of costume, every one setting off the stately beauty bf its young women or making a ioil- for the oldei features full of character.. • l

INDIVI DU A LIT Y I N PERFUME . , - » • } Many women like an appropriate personal perfume—something that is a Secret that nobody else .will use. Why not try using real flowers and scent one’s garments ? A hunch' of violets or a spray of . wallflower or. mignonette left in a drawer for half an hour is guaranteed to perfume a frock for an evening dance, especially if the garment has been slightly warmed first. V Another idea is to popr a few drops ; of, gbod scent on bits o f;pumice Storltf and put the pieces among your clothes; they will perfume the garments delightfully. . * EYELASHES IX SCULPTURE. It is said that only one marble.statue, has ever been made. A with l ; eyelashel:| This is a, ancient piece of. Greek 'work, and wag discovered in .'the. year 11503; It is. one of the piost valuable ■ objects in the famous Vatican at Rome;